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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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NOBLE, ORMOND, retired miller; residence Camp Point; was born in Wayne county, N. Y., March 29, 1827. His parents were William and Elizabeth (Sherman) Noble; father was a native of Vermont; mother of New York. His early life was spent in Wayne county; first business was running a stave-cutting machine and the manufacture of barrels. He came to Illinois and settled in Camp Point in the spring of 1857. He engaged in the milling business, in connection with the Eagle Mills, and later as one of the founders and proprietors of the Casco Mills. He was married, Dec. 11, 1850, to Harriet M. Danforth, who was born in New York, June 13, 1829. Mr. Noble has held several local offices, among them Assessor, in 1876 and 1877; is a member of the Masonic Fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Noble have adopted and reared two children: Mary L. Alter, daughter of Charles Alter, born Jan. 2, 1855 (whom they adopted at 12 years of age, and educated at Camp Point and Oberlin), is now teaching in Adams county; and Mattie M. Merritt, daughter of Martin and Mary J. Merritt, born April 11, 1856, and adopted by them in 1875. Owns 100 acres of improved land in Columbus township, worth $30 per acre, and a residence and two lots in Camp Point.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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